Iocaste, a moon of Jupiter
Classification
Natural satellite of Jupiter
Average distance from Jupiter
21,431,800 km
13,317,078 miles
13,317,078 miles
Diameter across equator
5 km
3 miles
3 miles
Time to orbit Jupiter
631 days
Year of Discovery
2000
Origin of Name
Named after Jocaste, the mother and wife of Oedipus (Oedipus was unaware that Jocaste was his mother as he was abandoned as a child and didn't know who she when they married). The moon received its name in October 2002.
